Neon Lavender Ember
Neon Lavender Ember: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #EDE2A6, #DED4A5, #D0C88F, #BEB88B, #C585FB. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 1.97:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, beige, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.97:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pasta#EDE2A6
A very light, muted beige (Pasta) that brings an inviting neutral base. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Woven#DED4A5
A very light, muted beige (Woven) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seedling#D0C88F
A light, muted green (Seedling) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Green Tea#BEB88B
A light, muted yellow (Green Tea) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Illicit Purple#C585FB
A light, vivid purple (Illicit Purple) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.58:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.03:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly85% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Beige | Background | #EDE2A6 | 91% |
| ≈ Beige | Accent | #DED4A5 | 87% |
| ≈ Sand | Primary | #D0C88F | 83% |
| ≈ Khaki | Surface | #BEB88B | 78% |
| ≈ Lavender | Text | #C585FB | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #201529 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ede2a6;
--color-surface: #beb88b;
--color-primary: #d0c88f;
--color-accent: #ded4a5;
--color-text: #201529;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ede2a6;
--color-surface: #beb88b;
--color-primary: #d0c88f;
--color-accent: #ded4a5;
--color-ink: #201529;
}
About this palette
Neon Lavender Ember is palette number 8,509 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Lavender (#C585FB), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Beige (#EDE2A6) at the light end to Lavender (#C585FB) at the dark end, covering 73% to 91% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Beige #EDE2A6: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.078.
2. ≈ Beige #DED4A5: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
3. ≈ Sand #D0C88F: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
4. ≈ Khaki #BEB88B: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 78% lightness and a chroma of 0.061.
5. ≈ Lavender #C585FB: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.175, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow and violet families, spread across 210 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.09 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel hot, loud and impossible to ignore.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Beige (#EDE2A6) with Lavender (#C585FB) at a contrast ratio of 1.97:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#EDE2A6), so this page suggests #201529 for text, a darkened Lavender that reaches 13.35:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #EDE2A6 and #DED4A5, #DED4A5 and #D0C88F and #D0C88F and #BEB88B may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #EDE2A6 and #DED4A5 and #DED4A5 and #D0C88F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #EDE2A6 and #DED4A5, #DED4A5 and #D0C88F and #D0C88F and #BEB88B may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EDE2A6 as the background, #BEB88B for cards and surfaces, #D0C88F as the primary brand color, #DED4A5 as the accent, and #201529 for text (a computed darker shade of Lavender, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Neon Lavender Ember accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.97:1 (#EDE2A6 on #C585FB). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Sand (#D0C88F) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a hot, loud and impossible to ignore feel works well.